Blue Rocks Archipelago EarthCache

Blue Rocks is known as one of the best kayaking spots on the South Shore of Nova Scotia.

There are more than fifty islands to be found in this archipelago which are stunning to kayak through.

 Many of the unique channel waterways between the Islands are only navigable by kayak.

The area consists of Stratified slate rock layers pushed upward by crustal folding or Strata, which are sedimentary rock beds or layers.

A crustal fold occurs when one or a stack of originally flat and planar surfaces, such as sedimentary strata, are bent or curved as a result of permanent deformation from forces such as tectonic plate collisions.

The granite slates and quartzite of Southern Nova Scotia are approximately 350-400 million years old and represent an active period of mountain growth. At that time the mountain range produced would have been as high as the Rocky mountains today.

The process of mountain-building takes place when two tectonic plates come together and continental plates are crumpled and thickened to form mountain ranges 

The mountains that were created millions of years ago in this area are now worn down. The exposed rock formations in this area are now visible at sea level. The rocks show the extreme angle of the strata pushed upward from the horizontal position when they were first deposited.

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1. Describe the layering of the rock such as the thickness of each layer, the angle the rock has been uplfted to and the colour of the slate..

2. (Optional) Post a photo of you, your GPSr, and the coastal slate of Blue Rocks.

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